D I was under the impression it is a 5.0MM wire ~ Suppose close enough ~ On 16 Jun , 2018, at 10:12 AM, David Beierl wrote: >> >> Wires may not get "tired", but they do have resistance and the resistance >> is proportional to the length. > > > That's why VAG used a 6.0 mm^2 (fat 10-ga) wire to run from the panel back > to the solenoid. That will drop maybe 0.2V, which is far less than the > 1.5V maximum recommended drop for a starter control positive wire going to > a two-stage** solenoid. > > **The Bosch starter solenoid has a pull-in winding that disconnects when > the solenoid is fully engaged, leaving a lower-current holding winding in > action. > > Yrs, > d |
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